Minchin (Greenhills & Killacolla)
''Burke's Irish Family Records'' states that William Minchin, fifth son of Charles Minchin, bought Greenhills in 1703. In November 1851 the estate of his descendant the Reverend William Minchin of Greenhills, county Tipperary, was advertised for sale. It was comprised of 2,748 acres in the baronies of Eliogarty, Upper Ormond and Ikerrin, county Tipperary and 805 acres in King's County [county Offaly]. Montague Blackett bought the 332 acres of Greenhills (see http://www.igp-web.com/tipperary/estates/est_news.htm). Griffith's Valuation records the Reverend Minchin holding land in the parishes of Holycross, barony of Eliogarty, Borrisnafarney and Cullenwaine, barony of Ikerrin. The Reverend William Minchin was married to Mary Anne Corker Wright and their second son was Edward Corker Minchin who married Sarah Anne Hutchinson of Rockforest in 1848. After the sales of Greenhills and Rockforest members of this Minchin family emigrated to New Zealand and Australia. In June 1875 the 727 acre estate of the trustee of Charles Humphrey Minchin deceased at Killacolla, parish of Kilfergus, barony of Shanid, county Limerick, was advertised for sale. The sale included several fisheries in the River Shannon. The rental records that this estate had been purchased by Charles H. Minchin in the Encumbered Estates' Court from Richard Quin Sleeman. It includes notes re the bidding and that the property was bought in trust for Colonel Gascoigne for £11,000. Lieutenant Charles Humphrey Minchin was the third son of William Minchin of Greenhills, county Tipperary. In 1817 he married Amelia Wright of Rutland, King's County (county Offaly) and they had a number of children.
Associated Families
Houses
| Name | Townland | Civil Parish | PLU | DED | Barony | County | Map Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Hills | Greenhills | Cullenwaine | Roscrea | Borrisnoe 114 | Ikerrin | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S034 816
OS Sheet: 22 Discovery map: 59 |
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| Rockforest | Rockforest | Corbally | Roscrea | Timoney 121 | Ikerrin | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S205 864
OS Sheet: 18 Discovery map: 60 |
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| Sheehills House | Thesheehys | Corbally | Roscrea | Roscrea 120 | Ikerrin | Tipperary |
OSI Ref: S154 872
OS Sheet: 17 Discovery map: 60 |
Archival sources
- Landed Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Bowles & Minchin, 10 June 1875, Vol 119 (30), MRGS 39/054, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Encumbered Estates’ Court Rentals (O’Brien), Minchin, 27 Nov 1851, Vol 12 (15) & 11 Mar 1852, Vol 14 (6), MRGS 39/005 & 39/006, (microfilm copy in NUIG); National Archives of Ireland
- Baker, Ringwood & Gordon, solicitors' collection, includes copy rent roll of estate of Rev William Minchin in Cos Tipperary & King's County (Offaly), 28 Dec 1833. Small Accs. Index 105, M.3961; National Archives of Ireland
Contemporary printed sources
- PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ''Return of owners of land of one acre and upwards, in the several counties .... in Ireland''. HC 1876, LXXX: 102, 171
- ''GRIFFITH'S VALUATION OF IRELAND'[Primary Valuation of Tenements]', 1850-1858. : Barony of Ikerrin, 30 (Rockforest), 31 (Thesheehys), 33 (Greenhills)
- LEET, Ambrose. ''A directory to the market towns, villages, gentlemen's seats, and other noted places in Ireland''. Dublin: Printed by B. Smith, 1814 : 210 (Green-hills)
- LEWIS, Samuel. ''A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland''. London: S. Lewis & Co., 1837: I, 442 & II, 387 (Green Hills)
Modern printed sources
- MONTGOMERY-MASSINGBERD, Hugh (ed). ''Burke's Irish Family Records''. London: Burke's Peerage, 1976: 824-843
- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND. Reports on Private Collections: Report on the Minchin Papers (from 1681), the property of Lt. Col. R. G. Minchin, Moneygall, Co. Tipperary, now in the National Library of Ireland, relating to the Darby, Kinaban, Lovett and Minchin families and to lands in Co. Tipperary. Report No 369